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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3922nIR ORDINANCE NO. 392 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS FOR RESIDENTIAL SUB- DIVISIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 1-1: Citation and Authority This ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 66498.1) of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code of the State of California' (hereinafter re- ferred to as the Vesting Tentative Map Statute), and may be cited as the Vesting Tentative Map Ordinance. SECTION 1-2: Purpose and Intent It is the purpose of this ordinance to establish procedures necessary for the implementation of the Vesting Tentative Map Statute, and -to supplement the provisions of the Subdivision Man Act and the Subdivision Ordinance. Except as otherwise set forth in the provisions of this ordinance, the pro- visions of the Subdivision Ordinance shall apply to the Vesting Tentative Map Ordinance. To accomplish this purpose, the regulations out- lined in this ordinance are determined to be nec- essary for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare, and for the promotion of orderly growth and development. SECTION 1-3: Consistency No land shall be subdivided and developed pursuant to a vesting tentative map for any purpose which is inconsistent with the General Plan and any applicable specific plan or not permitted by the zoning ordinance or other applicable provisions of the Municipal Code. SECTION 1-4: Definitions (a) A "vesting tentative map" shall mean a "tentative map" for a residential subdivision, as defined in the City Subdivision Ordinance, that shall have printed conspecuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed in accordance with SS2-1, and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions hereof. (b) All other definitions set forth in the City Subdivision Ordinance are applicable. SECTION 1-5: Application (a) This ordinance shall apply only to residential developments. Whenever a provision of the Sub- division Map Act, as implemented and supplemented by the City Subdivision Ordinance, requires the filing of a tentative map or tentative parcel map for a Ordinance No. 392 residential development, a vesting tentative map may instead be filed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. (b) If a subdivider does not seek the rights con- ferred by the Vesting Tentative Map Statute,the filing of a vesting tentative map shall not be a prerequisite to any approval for any proposed sub- division, permit for construction, or work prep- aratory to construction. ARTICLE 2. PROCEDURES SECTION 2-1: Filing and Processing A vesting tentative map shall be filed in the same form and have the same contents, accompanying data and reports and shall be processed in the same manner as set forth in the City Subdivision Ordinance for a tentative map except as hereinafter provided: (a) At the time a vesting tentative map is filed it shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map." (b) At the time a vesting tentative map is filed a subdivider shall also supply the following infor- mation: (For Example: - height, size, and location of buildings - sewer, water, storm drain and road details - information on the uses to which the buildings will be put - detailed grading plans - geological studies - flood control information - architectural plans - any other studies your city has normally deferred to the building permit stage.) SECTION 2-2: Fees (a) Upon filing a vesting tentative map, the subdivider shall pay the fees required by the Resolution of the City Council for the filing and processing of a tentative map. SECTION 2-3: Expiration The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall expire at the end of the same time period, and shall be subject to the same extensions, established by the Subdivision Ordinance for the expiration of the approval or conditional approval of a tentative map. Ordinance No. 392 ARTICLE 3. DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS SECTION 3-1: Vesting on Approval of Vesting Tentative Map (a) The approval or conditional approval of a vesting tentative map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances, policies, and standards described in Government Code SS66474.2,: However, if Section 66474.2 of the Government Code is repealed, the approval or conditional approval of a Vesting Tentative Map shall confer a vested right to proceed with development in substantial compliance with the ordinances policies, and standards in effect at the time the vesting tentative map is approved or conditionally approved. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a permit, approval, extension, or entitlement may be made conditional or denied if any of the following are determined: (1) A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or the immediate community, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both. (2) The condition or denial is required, in order to comply with state or federal law. (c) The rights referred to herein shall expire if a final map is not approved prior to the expiration of the vesting tentative map as provided in SS2-3. If the final map is approved, these rights shall last for the following periods of time: (1) An initial time period of one year. Where several final maps are recorded on various phases of a project covered by a single vesting tentative map, this initial time period shall begin for each phase when the final map for that phase is recorded. (2) The initial time period set forth in (c) (1) shall be automatically extended by any time used for processing a complete application for a grading permit or for design or architectural review, if such processing exceeds 30 days, from the date a complete application is filed. (3) A subdivider may apply for a one-year extension at any time before the initial time period set forth in (c) (1) expires. If the extension is denied, the subdivider may appeal that denial to the legislative body within 15 days. (4) If the subdivider submits a complete application for a building permit during the periods of time specified in subdivisions (1)- (3), the rights referred to herein shall continue until the expiration of that permit, or any extension of that permit. Ordinance No. 392 211 Development (a) Whenever a subdivider files a vesting tentative map for a subdivision whose intended development is inconsistent with the zoning ordinance in existence at that time, that inconsistency shall be noted on :the map. The City may deny such a vesting tentative map or approve it conditioned on the subdivder, or his or her designee, obtaining the necessary change in the zoning ordinance to eliminate the inconsistency. If the change in the zoning ordinance is obtained, the approved or conditionally approved vesting tentative map shall, notwithstanding SS3-1 (a), confer the vested right to proceed with the development in sub- stantial compliance with the change in the zoning or- dinance and the map, as approved. (b) The rights conferred by this section shall be for the time periods set forth in SS3-1 (c). SECTION 3-3: Applications Inconsistent with Current Policies Notwithstanding any provision of this ordinance, a property owner or his or her designee may seek approvals or permits for development which depart from the ordinances, policies, and standards described in SS3-1(a) and 3-2, and local agencies may grant these approvals or issue these permits to the extent that the departures are authorized under applicable law. ARTICLE 4. EFFECTIVE DATE The effective date of this ordinance is January 1, 1986. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be processed in the manner prescribed by law.. APPROVED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of January, 1986. Mayor Pat S iran a ATTEST: &Z/LZj� Margar t S. Barbosa, City Clerk I, Margaret S. Barbosa, City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, do hereby certify that the above Ordinance. No. 392, was introduced at a regular meeting held on December 19, 1985, and was duly passed, approved and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of January, 1986, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: NOES: COUNCILMEN: ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Breceda, Michael Miranda, Tapia, Castellanos, and Mayor Pat Miranda None None Marga -/'t S. Ba osa, UMU City Jerk